Comparison: Sloughi and Spanish Greyhound

Sloughi and Spanish Greyhound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Sloughi	Spanish Greyhound
FCI group	10. Sighthounds	10. Sighthounds
Country of origin	Morocco	Spain
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	61–72 cm	60–70 cm
Recognition features	Very lean, elegant sighthound with a short smooth coat in sandy to red-sand shades Gentle, slightly sad, nostalgic expression of large dark eyes Flat ribs, a long raised sternum and a thin tail ending in an accentuated curve	Long, narrow dolichocephalic head, deeply tucked-up belly and ample chest capacity Very long tail and vertical, muscled hindquarters Smooth-coated and semi-long hard-coated varieties (with beard, moustache and topknot)
Coat	Very short, dense and fine. Colour from light sand through all shades to red sand (fawn), with or without a black mask, black mantle, black brindling or black overlay.	Dense, very fine, short, smooth coat over the whole body, slightly longer on the back of the thighs; the semi-long hard-haired variety has harder, longer hair, forming beard, moustache, eyebrows and topknot. All colours admitted; most typical are fawn and brindle, black, flecked, burnt chestnut, cinnamon, yellow, red, white and pied.
Purpose	A North African sighthound used for hunting that also appreciates home comforts and is devoted to its master.	A dog hunting the hare in fast pursuit in open fields, directed by sight; formerly also used on rabbits, foxes and boar, but hare coursing remains its primary function.

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